BILL ANALYSIS
SB 573
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 573 (Alarcon)
As Amended August 25, 2000
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :24-10
EDUCATION 12-0 APPROPRIATIONS 20-0
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|Ayes:|Mazzoni, Leach, Campbell, |Ayes:|Migden, Campbell, |
| |Correa, Davis, Honda, | |Ackerman, Alquist, |
| |Nakano, | |Aroner, Ashburn, Brewer, |
| |Robert Pacheco, Scott, | |Cedillo, Corbett, Davis, |
| |Strom-Martin, Wildman, | |Kuehl, Maldonado, Papan, |
| |Zettel | |Romero, Shelley, Thomson, |
| | | |Wesson, Wiggins, Wright, |
| | | |Zettel |
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SUMMARY : Establishes a state-mandated pilot project through the
Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) to provide
professional development to new teachers in hard to staff
schools through the use of telecommunications-based distance
learning, satellites and videoconferencing. As amended August
25, 2000 this bill also amends AB 2881 (Wright), Chapter 77,
Statutes of 2000, to include instructor-led, interactive online
training in the English Language Development Professional
Institutes.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the English Language Acquisition Program which is
designed for schools maintaining grades 4 to 8, inclusive, and
under which English Language Development Professional
Institutes provide instruction for school teams from each
school participating in the program.
2)Provides for the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment
Program (BTSA) to be jointly administered by the State
Department of Education and the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing. This program provides professional support for
first and second-year teachers who are in need of assistance
in preparing for the realities of classroom teaching. The
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Governor's Budget proposes $72 million for BTSA in 1999-00, an
increase of approximately $4.3 million to ensure that all of
the estimated 24,000 first and second-year certificated
teachers are served by BTSA programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : $1 million appropriated from the General Fund to
LACOE to implement the pilot project.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "a high percentage of
teachers in urban schools are either newly credentialed or are
teaching under an emergency credential. Students in the most
challenged educational environment are most likely to have
under-trained teachers. SB 573 is one of my efforts to provide
more experienced teachers for our hard to staff schools."
Analysis prepared by : Margaret Merritt / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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